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Detroit Lions coach search: Will Bill Belichick coaching tree bear fruit?

Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez and columnist Shawn Windsor discuss their takeaways from the Lions' 2017 season, GM Bob Quinn's news conference and coaching candidates to replace Jim Caldwell on Monday, Jan. 1. Detroit Free Press

Former Belichick assistants Bill O'Brien, Josh McDaniels, Eric Mangini and Romeo Crennel have combined to win 40 percent of games as NFL head coaches

Phil Savage was the first to try and pluck a branch off Bill Belichick’s coaching tree, at least in the NFL.